In what ways will Manifold be like Fliff, the social sports betting app inspiring the Pivot, by end of year?
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Purchase of Mana is not required to continue playing “games” on Manifold - if your balance of Mana is insufficient to continue playing “games” on Manifold, you will be provided instructions to receive sufficient Mana to continue playing
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YES
Prize Points Free Collection Method #4: Prize Points are obtainable for free by sending a request by mail
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YES
The primary type of currency/credit on Manifold is play-money (i.e. Mana, like Fliff Coins)
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YES
A second type of currency/credit on Manifold is sweepstakes entries redeemable for real cash prizes (i.e. Prize Points, like Fliff Cash)
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YES
The ratio of Prize Points to USD is 1:1 (like $1 Fliff Cash is redeemable to $1 USD)
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YES
There is a game mode toggle that enables users to change between playing "games" with Mana and playing "games" with Prize Points
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YES
Prize Points do not earn interest
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YES
Users are not allowed to participate in “games” on Manifold when located in Idaho
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YES
Users are not allowed to participate in “games” on Manifold when located in Washington
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Residents of Idaho are not allowed to participate in participate in sweepstakes
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YES
Residents of Washington are not allowed to participate in sweepstakes
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YES
Prize Points Free Collection Method #2: Prize Points are obtainable for free as a bonus when purchasing Mana
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YES
Mail requests for free Prize Points must be entirely handwritten
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YES
Identity verification is required for participation in sweepstakes
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YES
Manifold reserves a right to consider users in debt to Manifold if Manifold mistakenly awards Prize Points that the user redeems prior to Manifold correcting the mistake
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YES
Prize Points collected for free are not immediately available for redemption of a prize and must be used in a game first
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YES
Sign up limited to users confirming they are 18+ years of age (or age of majority in applicable jurisdictions)
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YES
Non-US residents are not allowed to participate in sweepstakes
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YES
Before redeeming any prize, users must complete a Know-Your-Customer (KYC) Verification process that includes proof of 1) valid photo ID, 2) biometric facial scan recognition, 3) proof of address, and 4) validation of SSN
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Users in New York and Florida cannot redeem more than $5,000 USD in prizes in the defined sweepstakes period

Context: Manifold is pivoting to a new business model based on real cash prizes under a sweepstakes model. In the pivot announcement, Manifold mentioned the social sports betting company Fliff as representative of the sweepstakes model they're pursuing. I read this as "Manifold is to be like Fliff, but for user-generated questions about anything, not just centrally-created/managed questions about sports."

As such, being aware of how Fliff operates should provide insight into how Manifold may operate in the future. So:

In what ways will Manifold be like Fliff by end of year?

Suggest new answers in comments and I'll add them. Initial answers came after my reading of Fliff's Sweepstakes rules, Terms of Use, and functionality described on the Fliff marketing site and in YouTube videos. Ask clarifying questions in comments.

For ease of resolution, answers will resolve YES if they are true at any point prior to January 1st, 2025, regardless of whether they are related to implementation of the PivotTM and regardless of whether they are implemented and then undone prior to 2025.

Any names referring to a thing, (i.e. "Prize Points" for promotional sweepstakes entries, "Mana" for play money) should be understood as representative of the underlying thing, even if the name of that thing changes. I will update answers to reflect new names as soon as I can/am made aware.

Here's a similar question, though I suspect there may be disagreement about whether this pivot is indeed "real money trading":

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